Established in 1997, Ethos Books is an independent book publisher based in Singapore. It is an imprint of
Pagesetters Services Pte Ltd, a communications and design house. Ethos Books specialises in publishing literary works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry primarily from writers in Singapore. It has published several award-winning poetry volumes and anthologies by authors such as
Felix Cheong
Felix Cheong is a Singaporean author and poet.
Cheong has written two young adult fiction books used as part of a national education campaign – ''The Call From Crying House'' () and its sequel, ''The Woman In The Last Carriage'' ().
Cheong ...
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Alvin Pang
Alvin Pang (Chinese: 冯啟明; pinyin: ''Féng Qǐ Míng''; born 1972, Singapore) was named 2005 Young Artist of the Year (Literature) by the National Arts Council Singapore. He holds a First Class Honours degree in English literature from the ...
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Alfian Sa'at
Alfian bin Sa'at (born 18 July 1977), best known as Alfian Sa'at, is a prolific Singaporean playwright, poet, and writer. He is known for penning a body of plays, poems, and prose that often tackle issues considered taboo in the island-state, ...
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Cyril Wong
Cyril Wong (; born 27 June 1977) is a poet, fiction author and literary critic.
Biography
Born in 1977, Cyril Wong attended Saint Patrick's School, Singapore, and Temasek Junior College, before completing a doctoral degree in English literature ...
and
Daren Shiau
Daren Shiau, Bintang Bakti Masyarakat, BBM, Pingat Bakti Masyarakat, PBM (Chinese: 萧维龙, born 1971), is a Singaporean novelist, poet, conservationist, and lawyer in private practice qualified in Singapore, England and Wales. He is an author ...
. In recent years, it has published critical works on Singapore studies by scholars and activists such as
Cherian George
Cherian George is a Singaporean academic, currently a professor of Media Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University.
Early life and education
Cherian George studied at Hwa Chong Junior College for his pre-university education. He then graduated fr ...
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Loh Kah Seng Loh may refer to:
People
* Betty Loh Ti (1937–1968), Chinese actress
* Christine Loh Kung-wai, Hong Kong university professor
* John M. Loh (born 1938), USAF Chief of Staff
* Loh Boon Siew (1915–1995), Penangite businessman
* Loh (Ramayana) in ...
,
Kevin YL Tan
Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ).
The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicized from , an ...
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Thum Ping Tjin
Thum Ping Tjin () (born 17 December 1979), also known as PJ Thum, is a Singaporean historian, journalist, podcaster, activist and former swimmer. Thum was a national swimmer who participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and was the first Sin ...
, and
Teo You Yenn.
History
In 1997, publisher
Fong Hoe Fang
Fong may refer to:
*the Bulu tribe of the Beti–Pahuin people of Cameroon
*various Chinese surnames
**the Hong Kong Government Cantonese romanization of the surname Fāng ()
**the Taishanese pronunciation of the Chinese surname Kuàng ()
**a M ...
founded Ethos Books, an imprint of Pagesetters Services, an advertising and communication design agency, to lend voice to diverse and emerging writers and to help foster a thriving literary culture. He launched it with a trio of titles by newcomers – namely
Aaron Lee
Aaron Lee Soon Yong (born June 7, 1972) is a Singaporean prize-winning poet who writes in English. He was born in Malaysia but received his education in Singapore and became a Singaporean in 1996.
Career
Early beginnings
Aaron began writing poe ...
's A Visitation of Sunlight,
Alvin Pang
Alvin Pang (Chinese: 冯啟明; pinyin: ''Féng Qǐ Míng''; born 1972, Singapore) was named 2005 Young Artist of the Year (Literature) by the National Arts Council Singapore. He holds a First Class Honours degree in English literature from the ...
's Testing the Silence and David Leo's One Journey, Many Rivers.
References
External links
Official website
Book publishing companies of Singapore
Publishing companies established in 1997
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